High School: 9th and 10th Grade - Literature - An Inspector Calls - Context Solution

Q.1.

Which of the characters would have most benefitted from a welfare state, if it had existed during the time the play was set?

Q.2.

With regard to women, what was one of the biggest changes between the time the play is set and the time it was first performed?

0%
Women began to be able to hold jobs. They had never worked before the Second World War
0%
Women gained the right to vote
0%
Women began to be able to run businesses of their own. They had never been able to own businesses before the Second World War
0%
All of the above

Q.3.

How does war affect our understanding of the play?

0%
The characters of the play are unaware of impending war, while the audience is conscious of having recently survived war
0%
The audience is unaware of impending war, while the characters are conscious of having recently survived war
0%
The characters are aware that war is coming. This awareness affects their behavior, encouraging them to think about responsibility
0%
None of the characters in the play are aware of impending war, meaning that war has no effect on our understanding of the play

Q.4.

What is the context for Mr Birling's complaint about "cranks" who write about community and collectivity?

Q.5.

Mr Birling describes the as "unsinkable". This is an example of...

Q.6.

Which of the following statements is true?

0%
Class was not an important concern during the time the play is set
0%
People were focussed on rebuilding Britain after WWII and had no time to be concerned with social change
0%
Class distinctions were reinforced by the end of the Second World War
0%
The rigid class distinctions of the play's setting were being strongly challenged during and immediately following WWII

Q.7.

What was the result of the first General Election following WWII?

Q.8.

was first performed...

Q.9.

J. B. Priestley was a supporter of which political philosophy?

Q.10.

How does class and gender affect Mrs Birling and Sheila?

0%
Because of their class and gender, they are guaranteed a comfortable, happy life
0%
Their best option as upper-class women is to marry well
0%
They have all the advantages of men of their class
0%
They are not affected by class and gender